Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

glycolide

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: gly-col-ide
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound

Countable; Uncountable

Usage

Inflected Forms

glycolides (plural)

Derived Forms

coglycolide polyglycolide

Questions

What does glycolide mean?: A lactone formed from two molecules of glycolic acid; any derivative of this compound

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